Everything About the Amundi Evian Championship by the Numbers

2013 LPGA Tour Major Upgrade
Korea's 5 Wins Combined, Kim Hyoju Sets 61-Stroke Course Record
Jeon Inji's 263 Lowest Score, Four-Day Ticket 65 Euros

The fourth major of the 2023 season on the U.S. Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour, the Amundi Evian Championship (total prize money $6.5 million), opens on the 27th (local time) at the Evian Resort Golf Club (par 71, 6,527 yards) in Evian-les-Bains, France. The battleground is located on a hill overlooking Lake Geneva in the Alps. Being in a mountainous area, the fairways are narrow and the undulations severe. It closely resembles Korean golf courses. This is why Korean players achieve good results every year.

World No. 1 Ko Jin-young is kissing the trophy immediately after winning the 2019 Amundi Evian Championship.

▲4 (players) = All-time multiple winners. Sweden's Helen Alfredsson (1994, 1998, 2008), England's Laura Davies (1995, 1996), Sweden's Annika Sorenstam (2000, 2002), and Japan's Ai Miyazato (2009, 2011) have all been multi-champions.

▲5 (players) = All-time Korean winners. Shin Ji-ae (2010), Park In-bi (2012), Kim Hyo-joo (2014), Jeon In-ji (2016), and Ko Jin-young (2019) have collected the winner's trophies. This year, four of the past champions except Park In-bi are participating.

▲7 (countries) = Number of countries that have produced major champions. Including Korea (Kim Hyo-joo, Jeon In-ji, Ko Jin-young), Norway (Suzann Pettersen), New Zealand (Lydia Ko), Sweden (Anna Nordqvist), the U.S. (Angela Stanford), Australia (Minjee Lee), and Canada (Brooke Henderson) have all tasted victory.

▲17 (hours) = Ticket booth closing time. It operates from 7 a.m.

▲61 (strokes) = Course record. Set by Kim Hyo-joo (1st round, 2014), Lee Jeong-eun 6 (3rd round, 2021), and Leona Maguire (Ireland, 4th round, 2021).

▲65 (euros) = Four-day pass price. One day costs 25 euros, two days 40 euros, and three days 55 euros. This is 5 euros more than last year. Those under 18 can watch the golf tournament for free. Tickets for premium rounds, except for the 1st round, are sold out.

▲1,000,000 (dollars) = Winner's prize money. Amundi, Europe's largest asset management company, is the title sponsor and has expanded the scale. Amundi currently manages assets exceeding 1.9002 trillion euros.

▲132 (players) = This year's entry. Korea has 21 players listed. ‘KLPGA members’ Park Min-ji, Kim Su-ji, and Lee So-mi have also joined. The winner will be decided by 72-hole stroke play. After 36 holes, 65 players advance to the final round.

▲263 (strokes) = The tournament's lowest score set by Jeon In-ji when she won. Jeon In-ji and Juli Inkster (U.S., 2003) hold the record for most under par (21 under par).

▲2013 (year) = Year of major status elevation. Established in 1994 as the Evian Masters on the Ladies European Tour (LET), it was incorporated into the LPGA Tour in 2000. It was called the ‘5th major’ before officially becoming the fifth major.

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